Want a reason to put on your rage face this afternoon? Look no further than Crytek’s Director of Creative Development, Rasmus Højengaard, who told gaming cite, CVG, that it would be “absolutely awesome” if next-gen consoles blocked used games. What. The. Fuck. On the surface, the argument that game developers lose quadrillions of dollars on second-hand sales makes a tiny bit of sense; games bought and sold after the initial first sale bring monetary...
Reuters have highlighted the difficulties Nintendo faces in these tough economic times as the gaming giant announced an operating loss deficit of 37.3 billion Yen, roughly equivalent to $458 million. This news comes just after Nintendo celebrated the one year anniversary of the Nintendo 3DS launch, and close to the highly anticipated announcement and launch of upcoming powerful and innovative home console, the Nintendo Wii U. Analysts and bloggers around the world are...
Status icons in Facebook chat are a handy way for your friends to know a few basic things you’re doing at any given point. Currently, Facebook shows simple green dots for people online and actively using said service and a little mobile phone when they’re signed in on their mobile devices. So we’d naturally assume this new(?) controller icon found by one of our readers would indicate the Facebook user in question is actively engaged in a game. According to...
Linux users often get the shaft on a lot of things. Support for a number of software titles and hardware support is something many a Linux user live with on a daily basis. But to some, the act of handling all computer related tasks and management on their own as well as doing their own troubleshooting and support brings about a feeling that no half-assed console port could ever fulfill. That said, fragging through those same console ports like the rest of us is this...
Call yourself a car lover? Then you probably have a soft spot for Top Gear (British version), the best car enthusiasts show ever. At the same time, if you happen to spend a few hours each week lapping around Forza’s many miles of digital track you’re probably wishing you could blend the two together. Enter the Top Gear expansion pack for Forza 4. On May 1st, Microsoft will release their Top Gear racing pack bringing with it 10 new cars. 1977 AMC Pacer...
Mobile gamers with a disgust for team green can finally oogle over AMD’s new 28nm 7000M line of mobile GPUs. The 7700M, 7800M and 7900M include DirectX 11 support as well as AMD’s new “Enduro” technology — AMD’s own graphics switching technology similar to Nvidia’s “Optimus” tech. Enduro, according to AMD, can actively manage itself and doesn’t need to log off/restart or close/re-open apps to jump between...
